Conclusions RLN Lymph node metastasis is not, but the number of metastatic nodes is a prognostic predictor in node-positive patients with squamous cell carcinoma of the middle thoracic esophagus.

Recent data demonstrate that there is increased survival based on the number of lymph nodes resected with the specimen in esophageal cancer. The etiology of the observed increase in survival is ...

A genetic fault long believed to drive the development of esophageal cancer may in fact play a protective role early in the disease, according to new research published in Nature Cancer.

Tests and procedures to diagnosis esophageal cancer may include an imaging test (CT or CAT, MRI or PET scans), a barium swallow or an endoscopy exam. An endoscopic ultrasound examination is a ...

At this advanced stage, the cancer has spread beyond the esophagus to other parts of the body, such as the liver, lungs, or lymph nodes. SurvivorNet is here to support you every step of the way ...

It causes one in 18 cancer-related deaths. If only the esophagus and local lymph nodes are affected surgeons usually perform a procedure called an esophagectomy. This means they remove the ...